{"id":126491,"date":"2026-04-08T04:53:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126491"},"modified":"2026-04-08T04:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:53:15","slug":"group-seeks-probe-of-air-force-role-in-rivers-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/group-seeks-probe-of-air-force-role-in-rivers-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"Group seeks probe of Air Force role in Rivers killing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Godswill Michael<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The International Society for Social Justice and Human Rights (ISSJHR) has called for an urgent probe into the alleged involvement of Nigerian Air Force personnel in the death of Mr. Promise Moses in Rumuokwurusi, Rivers State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a press release signed by its Chancellor, Jackson Omenaza and shared with Pointblannews.com on Tuesday, the group urged the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, to \u201cimmediately institute a comprehensive and independent inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Promise Moses.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">ISSJHR said the deceased, a tricycle operator, was \u201ca law-abiding citizen\u2026 striving to earn a legitimate livelihood,\u201d describing his death as troubling and indicative of deeper concerns about military conduct in civilian areas.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group noted that the incident, which occurred in the Rumuokwurusi axis of Oil Mill Market, has intensified scrutiny of what it described as the unchecked activities of Air Force personnel within the community.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the centre of the controversy is a facility known locally as the \u201cAirforce Market,\u201d which ISSJHR said lacks any legal foundation. According to the group, \u201cThe so-called \u2018Airforce Market\u2019 in Rumuokwurusi has no known legal or official establishment framework, and its existence within a civilian environment contradicts standard military operational norms.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Residents, it added, have for over three years complained of \u201cHarassment and intimidation by Air Force personnel,\u201d \u201cUnlawful interference in civil disputes,\u201d and \u201cAbuse of authority in a purely civilian jurisdiction.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">ISSJHR stressed that such actions fall outside the legal mandate of the military, noting: \u201cAt no point does the law authorize: The establishment of commercial markets by military personnel in civilian communities without lawful approval; The assumption of civil dispute resolution roles by armed officers outside recognized legal frameworks; The intimidation or domination of civilians under the guise of military presence.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group warned that \u201cThis troubling pattern has now culminated in the loss of innocent life, an outcome that is both unacceptable and condemnable.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Demands<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">ISSJHR demanded \u201cImmediate institution of an independent judicial inquest into the killing of Mr. Promise Moses,\u201d alongside the \u201cIdentification and prosecution of all officers found culpable in accordance with the law.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It also called for \u201cFull compensation to the family of the deceased for this irreparable loss\u201d and the \u201cImmediate relocation or dismantling of the said market from the civilian community.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group pressed for \u201cPublic disclosure of the legal basis (if any) for the establishment and operation of the so-called Airforce Market in Rumuokwurusi.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Warning against what it described as creeping militarisation of civilian life, ISSJHR declared: \u201cNigeria is not under military rule.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Armed Forces must operate strictly within the bounds of constitutional democracy and the rule of law. 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